‘True Blood’ Casts Another Wolf, Who Is Robert Patrick?

Warning: Spoilers Ahead

A new wolf is coming to Bon Temps. It has just been leaked that "Terminator 2" star Robert Patrick has landed a recurring guest role in season five of HBO's hit series "True Blood."

True-Blood.net revealed that Patrick has been cast as Alcide's father, Jackson Herveaux. Alcide (Joe Manganiello), a werewolf, seems to be in a heap of trouble this season after an encounter with Marcus, a wolf pack leader, turned deadly.

The series, which just premiered its fifth season on Sunday, June 10, will introduce Patrick as Herveaux in episode nine, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World." Fans will meet Papa werewolf in a flashback, something that "True Blood" has already experimented with this season.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the flashback will be of Alcide and Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan) as teenagers in the 1980's. Currently Herveaux seems to be giving up on life, but the flashback is supposed to show Alcide's father at a time when he was "powerful, inspiring and heroic."

Although this is the first time that Jackson Herveaux will be making an appearance on screen, this isn't the first time that the series has mentioned him. During season three fans were introduced to Alcide because he agreed to repay his father's debt to Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) by helping Sookie search for a kidnapped Bill (Stephen Moyer).

Jackson Herveaux has popped up in the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, the novels that the TV show is based off of. In Harris' "Dead As A Doornail," Jackson Herveaux ends up dead in a fight to win the title of wolf pack master. While the "True Blood" show has never directly followed the books, Alcide may find himself in a similar situation this season.

Robert Patrick can also be seen starring alongside Amanda Seyfried and James Franco in the upcoming movie on porn star Linda Lovelace, "Lovelace." The actor has also been cast in new TV drama "Last Resort," which is set to air on ABC this fall.

"True Blood" airs on HBO's on Sundays at 9 P.M.